Violence haunts Boston area in wake of Marathon terror

By Ben Brumfield, CNN

Updated 1033 GMT (1733 HKT) April 19, 2013

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is detained by officers on Friday, April 19. After a car chase and shootout with police, one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was shot and killed by police early Friday, and his brother and second suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was taken into custody Friday night. The two men are suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15, that killed three people and wounded at least 170. See all photography related to the Boston bombings.

Hide Caption

1 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Special imaging techniques employed by Massachusetts State Police reveal Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat in a backyard in Watertown on April 19.

Hide Caption

2 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets out of the boat he was hiding in outside of a home in Watertown, as seen in a surveillance video still.

Hide Caption

3 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – An ambulance carries Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, from the scene after he was apprehended in Watertown, Massachusetts, on April 19.

Hide Caption

4 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Police SWAT teams leave the area after apprehending the suspect in a yard where he was hiding in a dry-docked boat on April 19.

Hide Caption

5 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Residents flee from an area where a suspect was hiding on Franklin Street on April 19.

Hide Caption

6 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT team members run toward a police assault on a house as gunfire erupts on April 19.

Hide Caption

7 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – People react while watching police respond to reported gunfire on April 19.

Hide Caption

8 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT team members move down residential streets as they perform door-to-door searches in Watertown, Massachusetts, on April 19.

Hide Caption

9 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A U.S. military helicopter lands behind Watertown Mall as law enforcement agencies continue to search for the 19-year-old bombing suspect on Friday.

Hide Caption

10 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT teams prepare to enter a home as they continue the door-to-door search.

Hide Caption

11 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – U.S. President Barack Obama meets with members of his national security team in the Situation Room of the White House on April 19 to discuss developments in the Boston bombings investigation.

Hide Caption

12 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT team members line a residential street in Watertown, Massachusetts, as the manhunt continues on Friday.

Hide Caption

13 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A man watches from the window of a home as a SWAT team member keeps watch on Friday, in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Hide Caption

14 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Police to continue to the door-to-door search on Francis Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Friday.

Hide Caption

15 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Law enforcement officers place themselves in an overhead position on Arsenal Street as the search continues on April 19.

Hide Caption

16 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Law enforcement officers react to what was initially thought to be a threatening suspect on Arsenal Street on April 19.

Hide Caption

17 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A police SWAT team searches houses on April 19 for the second suspect.

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A Massachusetts state trooper watches other troopers line up at Watertown Mall as the manhunt for the second suspect continues in Watertown on Friday.

Hide Caption

20 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Police continue the ongoing manhunt for the second suspect on Williow Avenue in Watertown on Friday.

Hide Caption

21 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A Watertown police vehicle with bullet holes in its body and a shattered windshield is towed out of the search area on April 19 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Hide Caption

22 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A Massachusetts State Police officer checks the bag of a cyclist amid heightened security on Friday in Watertown.

Hide Caption

23 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Katia Costa looks out her window as police continue the manhunt on Nichols Avenue in Watertown on Friday.

Hide Caption

24 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the Boston terror suspects, told CNN affiliate WBZ that Tamerlan "got what he deserved" in an interview outside his home in Montgomery Village, Maryland, on Friday.

Hide Caption

25 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – A woman is questioned by Cambridge police and other law enforcement agencies Friday near the home of the second suspect in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer was shot and killed late Thursday night at the school's campus in Cambridge. A short time later, police reported exchanging gunfire with alleged carjackers in nearby Watertown.

Hide Caption

26 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT teams move into position at the intersection of Nichols and Melendy avenues in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Friday.

Hide Caption

27 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – SWAT teams gather at the intersection of Nichols and Melendy avenues in Watertown while searching for the remaining suspect on Friday.

Hide Caption

28 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Onlookers take pictures while SWAT team members look around on Friday.

Hide Caption

29 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, left, speaks to the media at a shopping mall on the perimeter of a locked-down area during the search on Friday.

Hide Caption

30 of 45

Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombers45 photos

Manhunt for Boston bombers – Metro SWAT members hang off the back of a truck during the search on Friday.

Story highlights

Violent incidents early Friday, including the shooting death of a college police officer, kept Bostonians on edge just days after the bombing of the iconic Boston Marathon.

Howling sirens pierced the night quiet, and flashing lights lit up the darkness, as dozens of officers from state and city police responded to the deadly shooting on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Hardly an hour later, they were chasing suspects in a hijacked vehicle just less than five miles away.

There were reports that explosives may have been involved before police cornered the vehicle.

"Police were in a standoff with the vehicle just down the hill," said CNN photographer Gabe Ramirez saw the chase end in Watertown. They ordered the suspect out of vehicle and commanded he strip down naked before putting him in a patrol car and transporting him away from the scene, Ramirez said.

Police ran down the streets of Watertown, according to CNN affiliate WCVB, which broadcast images from the pursuit. One man could be seen lying face down on the street in a surrender pose with his hands outstretched in front of him and his legs crossed.

Deadly shooting at MIT

Just Watched

Officer killed on MIT campus near Boston

Dozens of police from various units arrived in Watertown, some in SWAT uniforms, others wearing helmets. Large crowds gathered around a trove of emergency vehicles that had congregated in the neighborhood, WCVB reported.

But even with all this activity it was unclear if the arrest in Watertown was related to the shooting on the MIT campus or any other incident in the Boston area.

How it began

The nightly mayhem began, after a university police officer died in a shooting on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge late Thursday, state police spokesman Lt. Mark Riley said.

The MIT officer was responding to a disturbance when he was fired upon, according to the state district attorney's office. He sustained "multiple gunshot wounds."

State police and the FBI were called in after the shooting and found the campus policeman near Building 32 on MIT's campus. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the district attorney's office said.

Dozens of officers surrounded and cordoned off the building, known as the Stata Center, which houses computer science laboratories as well as the department of linguistics and philosophy, according to MIT's website.

The university, which lies adjacent to the city of Boston, requested people stay away from the building as police considered the situation potentially dangerous.

Students and faculty received e-mails to alert them to the event, CNN affiliate WCVB reported.

Residents in the area have been on edge after two bombs ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring about 180 others. Police are seeking two suspects in the attack, and they are still at large.

Many news media outlets are in the area covering the investigation into Monday's bombings and arrived at MIT to cover the shooting, WCVB reported.

The Stata Center also contains a food court, WCVB said. It serves as a gathering area for students.